San Andrés wrapper · Medium to medium-full
Apostate The Deseret: flavour profile and cigars like it
Apostate The Deseret is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium to medium-full. It has a San Andrés wrapper grown in Mexico and Ecuador and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The tasting notes in our sources point to cocoa, cedar, pepper, sweetness and fruit.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Micallef Experiencia La Crema and La Aurora 1985 Maduro.
What does Apostate The Deseret taste like?
- cocoa and coffee
- cedar and wood
- pepper and spice
- natural sweetness
- fruit and floral
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Mexican San Andrés, with Ecuadorian Connecticut accent leaves reported by a written review |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Piloto Cubano |
| Filler | Nicaragua and Dominican Republic |
| Strength | Medium to medium-full as published by cigarsncigars.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Jochy Blanco |
| Factory | Tabacalera Palma |
| Sizes | Robusto 5.25×54 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- theburnable.com: 9.67 of 10, Robusto Grande, 5.25 x 54 (2025)In our words: The reviewer praised sweetness, cocoa, honey, spice, and construction.
- theburnable.com: 9.78 of 10, Robusto Grande, 5.25 x 54 (2026)In our words: The source aggregates three journal entries for this vitola.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Apostate The Deseret
The line. A 2023 written review identifies it as one of Apostate's first three blends. lacigarcollective.com
The brand. The founders describe prior tobacconist experience and a brand shaped by independent conviction. The brand works with Jochy Blanco at Tabacalera Palma. The regular portfolio is made at Tabacalera Palma in the Dominican Republic. Death Mask is the first release made outside that factory, at Oveja Negra in Nicaragua. apostatecigars.com
Cigars like Apostate The Deseret
- Micallef Experiencia La CremaClosest matchSan Andrés wrapper · MediumSame San Andrés wrapper family, more cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 1985 MaduroAlso fitsBrazilian wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, less fruit and floral, about the same strength.
- Kristoff VengeanceAlso fitsBroadleaf wrapper · Medium to fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, about the same strength.
- Rock-A-Feller Cigars MaduroAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · Medium to fullSame San Andrés wrapper family, more pepper and spice, less cedar and wood, about the same strength.
- God of Fire KKP Special ReserveOne step furtherWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cream and nuts, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Apostate The Deseret as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.